Curtain-guide.



J. H. SMITH.

CURTAIN GUIDE.

APEX-NATION FILED PEBZ?. NOW gygy j 3U Patentad Sept. 13, 910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

Sinus lll'mfy J. E. SMITH.

CURTAIN GUIDE.

APPLIOATION FILED mer/,1909.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

N vc nlor @Romulus dehncxjE S144 ih To all whom l'iti may concern:

North Dakota, 'and useful Improvements 1 UNITED STATES OFFICE.

JOHNEY E. SMITH, OF- DE LAMERE, NORTH DAKOTA.

CURTAIN-GUIDE.

4 Be .itlknowl that L-JOHNY E. SM1TH',".a citizen of-'the United States, residin at De Lamere, 'in the countyof Sargent, tate of have invented certain ynew in Curtain- Guides; and I do herebyideclarethe followv ing to be a full, clear,"and exact description 'ofthe invention, skilled in the art to which it appertains to such as lwill enable others make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in attachments for screen doors, Windowsand the like, and has for its object the rovis'ion of'a curtain or shield which may Ee pulled from a suitable-receptacle at the topof -the door, to completely cover-the screen whereby the screen' doorto which `the device is applied ,will be converted into a storm' door.

Another obj ect `is the provision of a novel form of guide strip and a curtain to engage the said strip. l .y

With these vand other objects in view as will more fully -hereinafter appear, .the

'- elevation of a screen ,present invention consists. in certain novel `details of constructionand 'arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying 'jdrawin' and vmore particularly `pointed out in It e appended claim, it bein 4understoodthat va-v' rions changes in the orm, proportion, size without departing from lthe spirit or sacriticing any of the advantages ofthe inventlon. y

In the accompanyingl -drawingsfforming f part offthe specificationz-Figure- 1 isa front `door fitted with my de` vice. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective of one of the guides. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the curtain edge. Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on the line 4 4, Fig.l. ig. -5 is a.horizontal` section on the line 5 5, Fig.l 1. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective of the lowerportion of one of the guides and illustrating the stop.

Similar numerals of4 reference are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout.`

rlhe device consists essentially in'a pairiof guides which are secured to the opposite sidesof the door frame, a housing at the upper end of the frame disposed .between ,the guides, a roller within the housing, and a curtain or shield rolled u on the roller. The latter is of a width sutiicient to cover the space between the guides and device may be made i, Specication of Lettrsvlatent. Patented Sept. 13, 1910. Applica-tionled February 27, '1909. Ser/tal No. 480,357.

of a length to extend to the lower end of the door.

The numerals 5 and 6 designate the sides of the door frame, the upper and lower ends of which are connected respectively by the upper-and lower pieces 7 and 8. 4

9 designates the screen which may be secured to the frame in the `usual manner. Secured oli that face of the sides 5 and' 6 of the frame opposite rthe face to which the screen is secured are the guide strips 10 and 11, these members are identical in structure .so a description of one will be sulii'cient.

By referring now to Figs. 1 and y4 it will be seen that the strips are of a lengt-h sutiicient to extend fromthe lower edge ofthe top piece 7 to a point adjacent the lower ends of lthe sides 5 and 6 and are each formed of a single piece of sheet metal lrectangular in cross section andof considerable less width than the sides 5 and 6.@ A

What will subsequently be termedthe base of each lguidel is designated by the numeral 12, and at a point adjacent one side the base is vcurved outwardly and downwardly so as to bring its edge, to a point over-hanging and lying adjacent the upper face of the ase 12. Thus it will be seen owing to the curvature' of the side portion of the strip extending to a point a trifle beyond the longitudinal center of the strip that ariat bearing surface 14 is provided while the curvedportion 13 constitutes a substantially tubular shaped guide. The lower ends of the'bearing surface 14 are. bent outwardly to provide lugs 15 the functionof which will appear later.

As shownv in 1 and 4 the housing 16 isdisposed on the upper cross-piece 7 of the j door frame andconsists' of a semicircular 'body having opposite end walls 17. One edge vof the housing is provided with a lateral Han e 18 having openings for the reception oscrews or the like 19 by means of which it is fastened to the cross piece 7 as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. The opposite edge of the housing terminatesat a point slightly in advance and above the adjacent edge of the end walls 17 yso as to rovide a space or opening 20 (Fig. 4) whic is coincident wit Vthe tubular guide 13. In order to ,further brace the housing against movement thin straps 2l are secured to the-lower` ends of the end walls and extend therefrom in the direction opposite the flange 18 and enter the space between the uide strips and sides 5 and 6 of the frame. t is to be understood that 'these strips are very thin and narrow so as not to block the opening 20. J ournaled in the center of the end walls 17 are the opposite ends of a roller 23, one terminal of which is provided with a'crank handle 24 disposed beyond the side frame 5. Wound upon the roller 23 is a vcurtain 24. The latter may beof .any suitable water proof material andin the present instance is shown to be oil cloth. As before sta-ted the length ofv this curtain is suicient to ex tend from the roller 23 to the lower ends of the guides, and in order that itmay be firmly held against displacement in the tubular portions 13 the following construction is employed. By referring now to Figs. 2, 3 and 5 it will be'y seen that the opposite longitudinal edges of the curtain are rolled upon themselves as shown at 25 and then stitched as shown at'26, to provide beads. As before stated the edges of the tubular guides are spaced from the upper faces of the bases 12,

'ing toy the space between t e sidesfof the tubular guides 13, as shown inv Fig. 1. 4The function `of this batten is to4 prevent downward movement of the curtain beyond the stops 15 of the guides-and to further provide a handhold by means of which the curtain may be drawn downwardly.

By referring now to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the guides are secured to the sides 5 and i Gby meansof screws 28, entering openings formed adjacent the outer sides of the tubuin use.

screen door applied instead.

lar .guides 13. These Screws are 'provided with Athe usual heads and besides serving as a means to secure the strips to the sides 5 and 6 perform the double function of increasing and diminishing the distance between the edges of the tubular stops and upper face of the bases. Thus it can be seen when the curtain is of material somewhat thicker than the ordinary quality of oil cloth or the like the screws may be turned so as not to bear on the portions 13, whereby the latter will be forced outwardly sflici'ently farto accommodate the thickness` of'-"`the curtain.

When eXtra thin material isf'emfy ployed the screws may be tightened in theusual manner s'o that the edges of the por- 1 tions 13 will be brought into closer relation with the upper faces of the bases 12.

From the foregoing it can be seen that l have provided a construct-ion which is exceedingl *simple and may be readily applied to any orrn of screen door or the like now The utility of the device willbe readily appreciated where a heavy door has been taken down for the summerl vand a Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new, is: 1 The combination with a ycurtain having beaded edges, of guides each consisting of a strip having a portion adjacent its side curved over the outer face of the strip and `embracing a beaded edge'of the curtain, the

edge of said curved portion being abruptly bent toward the outer face of the strip and engaging the neck of the beaded edge, one end of said strip being abruptly bent across' the path of the curtain and providing a stop approximately flush with the end of said curved portion.

In testimony whereof, l aix my signature, invpresenoeJ of two witnesses.

lJOHNEY E. SMITH. Witnesses:

R. L. Buss,

G. L. S'raoisnox.. 

